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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FAMILY INITIATIVE INCORPORATED.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 6 August 2026. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$9,274,733 changed to $9,387,385
Contributions and grants received
$6,402,702 changed to $6,515,354
Total assets, end of year
$5,785,041 changed to $5,897,693
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,410,043 changed to $5,522,695

Totals

Total revenue
$9,274,733
Total expenses
$4,666,523
Contributions and grants received
$6,402,702
Grants paid
$1,711
Program service revenue
$2,993,264
Investment income
$121
Other revenue
-$121,354
Total assets, end of year
$5,785,041
Total liabilities, end of year
$374,998
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,410,043
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,554,735
Management and general expenses
$1,083,217
Fundraising expenses
$28,571
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,554,735

Program services were 76.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $17,500

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $487,676

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,733,612

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $163,914

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,149

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $2,993,264 · related or exempt $2,993,264

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $121 · excluded $121

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $100,730

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $487,676

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $222,084

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$121,354 · excluded -$121,354

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,711 · program services $1,711

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $236,808 · program services $94,723 · management and general $118,404 · fundraising $23,681

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,026,837 · program services $2,623,811 · management and general $403,026

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $142,362 · program services $122,446 · management and general $19,916

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $254,605 · program services $214,148 · management and general $40,284 · fundraising $173

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $43,047 · management and general $43,047

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,879 · management and general $41,879

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $91,887 · program services $4,619 · management and general $87,268

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $114,482 · program services $69,162 · management and general $45,320

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,495 · program services $5,895 · management and general $5,600

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $23,603 · program services $1,484 · management and general $22,119

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $173,339 · program services $107,899 · management and general $65,440

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36,637 · program services $28,774 · management and general $7,863

  • 20 · Interest

    total $20,592 · program services $17,468 · management and general $3,124

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $73,107 · program services $6,705 · management and general $66,402

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $121,634 · program services $47,875 · management and general $73,759

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $100,806 · program services $90,593 · management and general $10,213

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM

    total $52,059 · program services $52,059

  • 24c · Other expenses: LICENSES, DUES, AND TAX

    total $38,768 · program services $33,940 · management and general $4,828

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $15,292 · program services $9,834 · management and general $5,458

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $45,573 · program services $21,589 · management and general $19,267 · fundraising $4,717

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,448 · end of year $990,929

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $588,276 · end of year $216,601

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $106,824 · end of year $25,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $114,625 · end of year $155,514

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $93,513 · end of year $46,898

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,200,141

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $108,158

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $191,494 · end of year $4,091,983

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $455,469 · end of year $258,116

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $266,752 · end of year $116,882

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $113,547

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $42,340

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $333,177 · end of year $258,116

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $801,833 · end of year $5,410,043

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FAMILY INITIATIVE, INC. IS COMMITTED TO ENGAGING IN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO EMPOWER FAMILIES AND ENSURE THE SAFETY, PERMANENCY, AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN. UTILIZING A FAMILY-CENTERED AND HOLISTIC APPROACH, OUR MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN TRANSPARENCY IN COLLABORATING WITH ALL WE SERVICE.

  • FAMILY INITIATIVE HAS CONTINUED TO GROW AND EXPAND IN 2024. OUR LARGEST PROGRAMS ARE: CLINICAL SERVICES: APPLIED BEHAVORIAL ANALYSIS (ABA) AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (OT), CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE MIAMI, SARASOTA COUNTY, PASCO AND PINELLAS COUNTIES, AND AUTISM COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS, WHICH WERE EXPANDED IN 2024.OUR AUTISM COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS INCLUDE: AUTISM SOCIAL SKILLS PLAYGROUP, TEEN HANGOUT GROUP, YOUNG ADULT GROUP, SIBLING GROUP, PARENT SUPPORT GROUP, FI CREATES, FI CHAMPS, BABY AND ME GROUP, AND FREE AUTISM SCREENINGS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE WELL UTILIZED BY THE COMMUNITY, WITH OVER 800 FAMILIES SERVED. WE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED IN ABA AND OT, INCLUDING BOTH LEE COUNTY AND SARASOTA COUNTY. OUR APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS PROGRAM TEACHES SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS BY USING PRINCIPLES OF REINFORCEMENT. ALMOST 100% OF CHILDREN SERVED SHOWED A REDUCTION IN PROBLEM BEHAVIORS AND AN INCREASE IN APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS. FAMILY INITIATIVE'S PRIVATE SPECIALTY SCHOOL, THRIVE ACADEMY, CONTINUED TO GROW IN 2024. ENROLLMENT GREW FROM 12 STUDENTS TO 25 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN EARLY 2024, A CAMPUS WITH THREE BUILDINGS WAS PURCHASED TO HOUSE THRIVE ACADEMY, COMMUNITY MEETING SPACE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. THE CHILD WELFARE FAMILY IMPACT PROGRAM IS BASED ON THREE UNIQUE COMPONENTS TO ASSIST OUR CAREGIVERS ACROSS FLORIDA IN BUILDING A STRONGER TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACH FOR OUR CHILDREN WITH A HISTORY OF COMPLEX DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA. THE FIRST COMPONENT IS PRESERVICE TRAINING WHERE PROSPECTIVE FOSTER PARENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT BEHAVIOR-BASED, DEVELOPMENTALLY SENSITIVE, AND TRAUMA FOCUSED PARENTING. USING TRUST BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION (TBRI) AS A FOUNDATION OF THIS TRAINING LEADS INTO THE ADDITIONAL TRAINING ONCE FAMILIES ARE LICENSED AS FOSTER FAMILIES. THE THIRD COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDES IN HOME SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES TO ASSIST CAREGIVERS IN REAL TIME TO GAIN PROFICIENCY IN INDEPENDENTLY USING TBRI. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE STRONGER, MORE STABLE ENVIRONMENTS AND A PLACE FOR OUR YOUTH IN OUT OF HOME CARE TO GROW AND THRIVE. OUR CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 600 FAMILIES IN 2024.

    Expenses $3,554,735 · Grants $1,711 · Revenue $2,993,264

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Brown

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $118,404
    From this org
    $118,404
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Anjali Van Drie

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $118,404
    From this org
    $118,404
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Eileen Webster

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Chad Woolf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Amber Zollinger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Maryann Devivo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Jessica Van Hart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Margie Mitchell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Elizabeth Cannon

    EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $120,000
    From this org
    $120,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • THRIVE ACADEMY A FAMILY INITIATIVE

    EDUCATION · FL · income $5,327,522 · assets $761,559

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523219349317537

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